TALKIES SHORT FILM AWARDS 2026

Talkies Short Film Awards – Celebrating the Best in Short Film

Two screenings of the same programme – 3.00 and 7.30

Talkies Community Cinema has a proud history of commissioning 40 original short films to date.

Building on this legacy, we are launching the Talkies Short Film Awards — a new initiative that showcases outstanding short-form storytelling and celebrates creative talent through cash awards, audience and jury prizes, and public screenings. Together, our commissions and awards create a vibrant platform that nurtures new voices, champions diverse perspectives, and continues Talkies’ mission to make filmmaking accessible and inspiring to our audiences .

Programme:

Toad in the hole: Dir Ben Norris – Comedy

We need to talk: Dir: Andrea M Catinella – Drama

Boys like you: Dir: Paul Holbrook – Drama

Squeeze Dir: Molly Jones – Drama

Firebird: Dir: Karen Anstee – Drama

Victory to the mimers Dir: James Nicholas Green –  Comedy

The cutbacks: Dir: Robert Sladden    comedy/ horror

Bluff: Dir: Naomi Wright – Drama

Learners: Dir: Paul Testar -Drama

We Dance for life: Dir:Ian Sciacaluga – Community

Scallywags: Dir: Nenda Neururer: Drama

The Snip: Dir: Ben S. Hyland – Comedy

The Stork: Dir: Stephen Gallacher – Comedy